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piccadilly

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Thunder forecast across much of the country. I will be taking the usual precaution of unplugging the hi fi system before going to bed tonight.

Plenty of info of potential damage done to hi-fi systems by power surges on this forum and on the Naim forum too..
 
BBC weather has been telling me for 4 days now that there will torrential rain and thunder. But no sign of it. Quite nice mackerel clouds and blue patches all day.
 
We had a thunder storm around us for about 90 minutes late afternoon yesterday. I did think about unplugging stuff but didn't in the end as it didn't seem quite overhead. Lots of rain though!
 
I don’t think storms are forecast here, but if they were I might be inclined to unplug my router, as mine was wiped out by a lightning strike a few years ago, along with a couple of things connected to it (PVR, DVD player) - as well as the particular HDMI socket on the TV that the DVD machine was connected to.
 
Engels said:
Raining Datsun Cogs in Wiltshire intermittently
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I haven’t heard that joke punchline since the 1970’s. “Raining Datsun Cogs…”

Can’t remember the joke, but always remembered the punchline.

No storm yet, North of Nottingham.
 
Marchbanks said:
I don’t think storms are forecast here, but if they were I might be inclined to unplug my router, as mine was wiped out by a lightning strike a few years ago, along with a couple of things connected to it (PVR, DVD player) - as well as the particular HDMI socket on the TV that the DVD machine was connected to.
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ditto the router.
Both systems are on a dedicated spur so it’s easy just to isolate at the fuse box. Never worked out whether the spur improved SQ, but it’s convenient.
 
Ref 'unplugging the router' - the main culprit for damage to routers & items connected to it is not just from the mains plug but the 'EMP' that inevitably travels out along the telephone lines anywhere near a strike.
So pull the incoming cable from the phone socket as well.
The works router & telephone system has been totalled once, and the alarm system a fair few times.
 
Sonority said:
Ref 'unplugging the router' - the main culprit for damage to routers & items connected to it is not just from the mains plug but the 'EMP' that inevitably travels out along the telephone lines anywhere near a strike.
So pull the incoming cable from the phone socket as well.
The works router & telephone system has been totalled once, and the alarm system a fair few times.
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assuming your broadband arrives by "telephone line"
 
Yep, time to flip the master switch and enjoy the light show…. Unless in sneaks up from the north or east of course: be over the hill and apon us before you can say ‘bobs yer uncle’
 
alanbeeb said:
BBC weather has been telling me for 4 days now that there will torrential rain and thunder. But no sign of it. Quite nice mackerel clouds and blue patches all day.
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You should have it now. There’s a river running down our street and it’s only started.
 
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